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Pygargus
{
Py′garg
, ‖Py-gar′gus
, }[L.
pygargus
, Gr. [GREEK], literally, white rump; [GREEK] the rump + white: cf. F. pygargue
.] 1.
(Zool.)
A quadruped, probably the addax, an antelope having a white rump.
Deut. xiv. 5.
2.
(Zool.)
(a)
The female of the hen harrier.
(b)
The sea eagle.
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pygargus
pygargus
Latin
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Noun
pȳgargus m (genitive pȳgargī); second declension
- addax (antelope with a white rump)
- A kind of eagle, harrier, or other raptor, perhaps Circus cyaneus
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pȳgargus | pȳgargī |
| genitive | pȳgargī | pȳgargōrum |
| dative | pȳgargō | pȳgargīs |
| accusative | pȳgargum | pȳgargōs |
| ablative | pȳgargō | pȳgargīs |
| vocative | pȳgarge | pȳgargī |
References
- pygargus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pygargus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “pygargus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.